Offshore Forecast
Issued by NWS
Issued by NWS
120 FZPN36 KWBC 272135 OFFN36 Marine Weather HF Voice Broadcast NWS Ocean Prediction Center Washington DC 135 PM PST Thu Nov 27 2025 California waters- Inner waters from 60 nm to 150 nm offshore. Outer waters from 150 nm to 250 nm offshore. Conditions given represent the highest within that period. Seas given as significant wave height, which is the average height of the highest 1/3 of the waves. Individual waves may be more than twice the significant wave height. .SYNOPSIS FOR CALIFORNIA WATERS...A cold front will slowly drift SE across the northern waters tonight into early Fri, then dissipate near the central waters later Fri. Meanwhile, high pressure across the central and southern waters will slowly weaken as an area of low pressure approaches the central waters from the W Fri night. As the low weakens W of the waters Sat and Sat night, high pressure from the N will expand S across the region. The high pressure ridge will then slowly strengthen across the waters Sun through Mon night, then persist through Tue night. A low pressure trough along the California coast will remain in place today through Tue night. Point St. George to Point Arena .TONIGHT...W winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 13 ft. .FRI...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 7 to 11 ft. .FRI NIGHT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...SE winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 13 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 9 to 14 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 13 ft. Point Arena to Santa Cruz Island, CA .TONIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt, increasing to 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 9 ft. .SAT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .MON...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 6 to 11 ft. .MON NIGHT...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE...N winds 15 to 25 kt. Seas 7 to 12 ft. .TUE NIGHT...N winds 20 to 30 kt. Seas 8 to 11 ft. Santa Cruz Island, CA to San Clemente Island, CA...south to Guadalupe Island .TONIGHT...Variable winds less than 10 kt, becoming N 10 to 20 kt. Seas 3 to 6 ft. .FRI...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 4 to 7 ft. .FRI NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SAT NIGHT...N winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .SUN...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .SUN NIGHT...N to NW winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 9 ft. .MON...N winds 10 to 20 kt. Seas 5 to 8 ft. .MON NIGHT...N to NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .TUE NIGHT...NW winds 5 to 15 kt. Seas 6 to 10 ft. .Forecaster Joseph. Ocean Prediction Center.